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John Eckert
John Eckert
American jazz trumpeter
1
James Chirillo
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
2
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
3
Dick Katz
Dick Katz
American musician
4
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
5
Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
6
Buster Cooper
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
7
Ed Berger
Ed Berger
American photographer
8
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
9
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
10
Russell Procope
Russell Procope
American musician
11
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
12
Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
13
Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
14
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
15
Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
16
Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
17
Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
18
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
19
Barbara Lea
Barbara Lea
American jazz singer (1929-2011)
20
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
21
Cat Anderson
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
22
Jimmy Rushing
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
23
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
24
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
25
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
26
Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
27
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Bill Harris
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
29
Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
30
Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
31
Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
32
Eddie Barefield
Eddie Barefield
American musician
33
Stuff Smith
Stuff Smith
American musician
34
Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
35
Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
36
John Hammond
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic
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Irving Mills
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
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Mel Powell
Mel Powell
American composer
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
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John Kirby
John Kirby
jazz bassist
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Joe Temperley
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
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Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
44
Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna
American pianist
46
J. C. Heard
J. C. Heard
American musician
47
Charles Davis
Charles Davis
American musician
48
Harry Carney
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
49
Buddy Tate
Buddy Tate
American musician
50
Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
51
John Dankworth
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
52
Tommy Pederson
Tommy Pederson
American musician
53
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Mercer Ellington
Mercer Ellington
American musician
55
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
56
Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
58
Jon Hendricks
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
59
Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
60
Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Benny Golson
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
63
Spike Hughes
Spike Hughes
Composer, Author, Music Critic
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
65
Murray McEachern
Murray McEachern
Canadian musician
66
Bud Shank
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
67
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
68
Taft Jordan
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
69
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer and bandleader (1907-1994)
70
George Avakian
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
71
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
72
Joe Thomas
Joe Thomas
trumpeter
73
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
74
Bud Freeman
Bud Freeman
American musician
Loren Schoenberg
American musician

Loren Schoenberg

Intro
American musician
Genres
Music

Loren Schoenberg (born July 23, 1958) is a tenor saxophonist, conductor, educator, and jazz historian. He has won two Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes. He is the former Executive Director and currently Senior Scholar of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

In the late 1970s he played professionally with alumni of the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands. In 1980 he formed his own big band, which in 1985 became the last Benny Goodman orchestra.